The Aero Synergie Jodel D20 is a French
ultralight aircraft
Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...
that was designed by
Jean Délémontez
Jean Délémontez (9 June 1918 – 7 July 2015) was a French aircraft designer. He was born in Lyon in June 1918. He is best known for his work with his father-in-law, Édouard Joly, on the Jodel range of light aircraft and his collaboration with ...
and produced by
Aero Synergie of
Villefranche-de-Rouergue. The aircraft was supplied as a kit for
amateur construction or as a completed aircraft.
[Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 14. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X]
Aero Synergie no longer offers the D20.
Design and development
The aircraft complies with the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The (; FAI; en, World Air Sports Federation) is the world governing body for air sports, and also stewards definitions regarding human spaceflight. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintai ...
microlight rules. It features a cantilever
low wing, two seats in a
side-by-side configuration enclosed cockpit, a choice of
tricycle landing gear or
conventional landing gear and a single engine in
tractor configuration.
The aircraft has a wooden airframe covered in
doped aircraft fabric. Like most Jodel designs its span wing employs
dihedral in the outer half only. Standard engines used are the
Rotax 912ULS four-stroke
A four-stroke (also four-cycle) engine is an internal combustion (IC) engine in which the piston completes four separate strokes while turning the crankshaft. A stroke refers to the full travel of the piston along the cylinder, in either directio ...
and the
Jabiru 2200 powerplant. Other engines of similar power output can also be used.
Reviewers Robby Bayerl et al. describe the aircraft as possessing "great performance and impeccable behaviour in flight".
Specifications (D20)
References
External links
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